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subdivision |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Subdivision \Sub`di*vi"sion\, n. [L. subdivisio: cf F. subdivision.] 1. The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts 2. A part of a thing made by subdividing. In the decimal table, the subdivision of the cubit, as span, palm, and digit, are deduced from the shorter cubit. --Arbuthnot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: subdivision n 1: an area composed of subdivided lots 2: separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn: {division}, {partition}, {partitioning}, {segmentation}, {sectionalization}] 3: an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress" [syn: {branch}, {arm}] 4: a self-contained part of a larger composition; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" [syn: {section}] 5: a part of a part i.e. a part of something already divided [syn: {subsection}]
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